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Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

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  • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

    I think his ability to play against LeBron in a vacuum and not be intimidated or awed by him is pretty special. His numbers won't ever wow you, though. He still has yet to score 30 in an NBA game in 3 seasons.

    Doesn't mean he isn't a fantastic player, though. He absolutely is. He doesn't have Paul George's natural ability but George is still trying to develop the level of intensity that Leonard has had since day one. His intangibles are off the charts good.

    I said at the beginning of the ECF thread that Paul George had to play LeBron James with a level of disdain in order to overcome him. That's exactly the kind of attitude Leonard played with the last 3 games of the finals. He treated LeBron as if LeBron was the inferior player, and the rest of the spurs fed off of that.
    Last edited by Kstat; 06-16-2014, 04:28 PM.

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    • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

      Originally posted by Ace E.Anderson View Post
      Whether you personally like him or not, Hill was a BIG part of keeping that team afloat. He had a few game winning shots (@TOR, @ Lakers, @ NO Hornets) and was averaging nearly 16 a game through November/December.

      He then chipped in another 15 ppg during the playoff run that year.

      Whether or not he's a starting PG on a championship team could be debatable but this idea that he's completely inept and hasn't contributed to this teams success in a big way since his arrival is trivial. Easily the most under appreciated player within this forum IMO.

      I never said he's INEPT, I said the Pacers will never win a championship with Hill as the starting PG. Hill is a SG in a PG body with a SG mentality. It isn't working. Hill plays best off the ball not as a PG. It's hard plugging a round hole with a square peg. There are combo guards that can do a good job playing the PG role, but "unfortunately" George Hill isn't one of them.

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      • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

        Originally posted by CreekShow View Post

        Put Kawhi on a team like Cleveland or somewhere else that'd he be a #2 option and this thread wouldnt exist

        Bottom line is, he'd still be better than Hill!

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        • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

          Originally posted by Kstat View Post
          I already told you comparing him now to his rookie year is pointless. He was barely an NBA player his rookie year.

          He's not more in control, he's just more in tune to playing at an NBA speed. His feel for the game hasn't changed at all. He still freelances way too often.
          Why on earth would that be pointless. That's like saying, "I'm validating that he hasn't improved at all because we're not going to count all the improvement he's made since he first entered the league." That's my entire point -- that he's grown as a player, which I can't tell if you're agreeing with or not when you make statements that he's basically the same player, but he's working within the system now, which is exactly what I'm saying.
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          • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

            Originally posted by Ace E.Anderson View Post
            You certainly can stick to your take of them liking his potential, but why not at least acknowledge all of the reports regarding how it was a tough decision to be made? I think 86 was right in that the biggest reason why they looked to trade Hill was because they knew how much money it would cost to keep him. When you add the fact they were going to be able to add a bigger wing defender (which they lacked at the time) on a rookie contract, it helped make the decision even easier.

            Potential not withstanding, Leonard was a small ball 4 in college. He had basically zero perimeter game, and it was only last year that he showed glimpses of being the shooter that he is (much credit goes to him for developing that shot). The Spurs nor any other team were thinking he would come in and be a "scorer". He's a very good player who has the perfect role for his skill set. But looking back on draft night, I don't think the Leonard we see today is the Leonard the Spurs thought they would get only because he's a completely different player than he was in college.

            Exactly what position did Hill play in college?

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            • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

              Originally posted by Justin Tyme View Post
              I never said he's INEPT, I said the Pacers will never win a championship with Hill as the starting PG. Hill is a SG in a PG body with a SG mentality. It isn't working. Hill plays best off the ball not as a PG. It's hard plugging a round hole with a square peg. There are combo guards that can do a good job playing the PG role, but "unfortunately" George Hill isn't one of them.
              I can agree with a lot of this. Hill is not a prototypical PG. Most starting PG's in the league aren't anymore to be honest. But I think it's more than possible that we could win a championship with Hill starting at the point. He's exactly the type of 3-D Lead Guard that's on a championship team. (Dennis Johnson, BJ Armstron, Kenny Smith, Derek Fisher, Billups, Terry, Chalmers) To say we can't win a championship because Hill is our PG is no more true than saying we can't win a championship with PG as our best player.

              We have gotten to two straight ECF with Hill as our PG. This isn't to say changes shouldn't be made, or talked about - but it's not as if we haven't advanced to the finals BECAUSE of George Hill. The fact that he's raised his averages during the playoffs every year he's here attests to that.

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              • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                Originally posted by Unclebuck View Post
                No one I know of thought we were getting a starting point guard when we traded for George Hill. Now you could argue that he isn't really starting point guard quality, but the fact is he has been the starting point guard on a team that has gotten to the ECF two straight years. That is worth a lot more than the average 15th first round pick.

                Yes, and if he was a better at being a PG maybe it could of been the Pacers hoisting a trophy or at least playing SA for the championship.

                $64,000 question is, what position did Walsh think Hill would be playing when he re-signed Hill? Obviously, starting PG as he traded DC and brought in Augustin as b/u PG. Why give 8 mil for a player to be the starting PG when he wasn't a true PG nor had the skills of a PG?

                I'm not knocking Hill's BB skills, just his PG skills which he didn't have. What irks me is that Walsh had salary cap and wasted it.

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                • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                  Originally posted by Ace E.Anderson View Post
                  I can agree with a lot of this. Hill is not a prototypical PG. Most starting PG's in the league aren't anymore to be honest. But I think it's more than possible that we could win a championship with Hill starting at the point. He's exactly the type of 3-D Lead Guard that's on a championship team. (Dennis Johnson, BJ Armstron, Kenny Smith, Derek Fisher, Billups, Terry, Chalmers) To say we can't win a championship because Hill is our PG is no more true than saying we can't win a championship with PG as our best player.

                  We have gotten to two straight ECF with Hill as our PG. This isn't to say changes shouldn't be made, or talked about - but it's not as if we haven't advanced to the finals BECAUSE of George Hill. The fact that he's raised his averages during the playoffs every year he's here attests to that.

                  I'm not interested in being the Vikings of the Fran Tarkington era... good enough to make the Super Bowl numerous times but never good enough to win it. Attaboys don't get it. People don't remember who comes in second, they only remember the winners.

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                  • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                    Originally posted by Justin Tyme View Post
                    I'm not interested in being the Vikings of the Fran Tarkington era... good enough to make the Super Bowl numerous times but never good enough to win it. Attaboys don't get it. People don't remember who comes in second, they only remember the winners.
                    You remembered the Vikings just now. I mean, I'm just saying...

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                    • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                      Originally posted by Ransom View Post

                      You remembered the Vikings just now. I mean, I'm just saying...

                      I also remember Jim Kelly and the Bills.

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                      • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                        Originally posted by Justin Tyme View Post
                        I also remember Jim Kelly and the Bills.
                        Heck, the Bills might be better remembered than the Giants and Washington team they lost to the first two years.
                        Last edited by Ransom; 06-23-2014, 03:07 PM.

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                        • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                          Originally posted by Since86 View Post
                          Let's try this with a real life scenario.

                          Gus drives a 2014 Audi A6. Gus loses his job and can no longer afford payments. Gus trades in his Audi for a 2002 Audi. Who would argue Gus likes his 2002 Audi more than his 2014? Need more information you say? No you don't. Gus got rid of his 2014 and picked a 2002, so he automatically likes his 2002 better. Forget his payment troubles forced him into the decision, no, he just liked that 2002 more.

                          Could Gus like his 2002 better than his 2014? Sure! But you're gonna have to actually list reasons other than simply stating he made the switch so therefore he likes his 2002 better.

                          It's a logical fallacy, post hoc ergo propter hoc (correlation does not prove causation).

                          Actually Gus traded his 2014 Audi for a Toyota Highlander....
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                          • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                            GM's don't have the benefit of three year hindsight when they make moves. We needed vets after that Chicago series when our youth and inexperience prevented us from closing out games. Bird went out and got an old guy in West and a player in Hill who spent three years learning the ropes in a world class Spur organization. I think those Spur characteristics that Hill brought really helped out guys like PG. After that Chicago series, we didn't need more rookies. We needed vets.

                            Getting a proven good player for the 15th pick in the draft was pretty good value for the Pacers. It was a very safe play. When you trade a draft pick for a proven player, sometimes the draft pick ends up being a bust and you come out looking like a genius. Other times, the draft pick becomes a Finals MVP in year 3. It's certainly tough not to play the "what if" game when watching Leonard win the Finals MVP, but it was a great trade for the Pacers at the time. That being said, I think that people are kidding themselves at this point if they don't think that Leonard would have been very good here. He might not have won a Finals MVP in year three here, but he still would have been a damn good player. The guy is just really good.
                            Last edited by Sollozzo; 06-17-2014, 12:29 PM.

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                            • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                              I don't think anybody questions that he would be a good player here. He's obviously a good player with a good work ethic. AT WORST he would have been an extra wing defender, who could play some small ball 4 when we needed. I just don't think he would be nearly as good here with the Pacers. He just would've never had the opportunity to play 30+ mpg unless he's cutting into Lance' s time from the last two years - which would have stunted Lance's development.

                              I agree though, NOBODY should question Leonard's skills, or work ethic. He would have been a good player wherever he went. Again, I just doubt he's the total product we just saw have 3 really good games in the finals.

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                              • Re: Would we be a better team right now if we would have kept K. Leonard?

                                The first question should be, would the Pacers had picked Leonard if not for the trade? I say no.

                                The second question should be, would Pacers be better with Leonard instead of Hill this past season? I say hell to the yes.
                                Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL

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